Art
Jith brings Christmas in Tinseltown, Texas to Colombo
Jith Peris’s fundraising Christmas show “Dashing through the snow” goes on the boards at the Bishop’s College auditorium on November 29 and 30 at 7.30 p.m. and promises an entertaining evening of music and theatre. It’s for a great cause too – the annual fundraising Christmas project of the Creative Arts Foundation of which Jith [...]
Thalampata: What it means
Akila Palipana presented Pata Thalam at this year’s Colombo Dance Platform, choreographing his dance around the thalampata, and built his performance around the hand movement and grip used to hold the instrument and its cultural symbolism. A dancer and assistant teacher at the Chitrasena Dance Company, Akila, 25, hails from a traditional Kandyan dance background, [...]
Voice Print and others tonight!
Voice Print in Concert, a musical evening, will be held at the British School Auditorium today, Sunday, November 23 at 7.30 p.m. featuring Voice Print, Flame, Chill Out, Anno Domini and Kevin Almeida. Voice Print will, of course, be singing the Acapella music which they are widely known for. Other popular bands Flame, Anno Domini, [...]
Mirror Magazine
Passion for stories
Born in Australia to a Sri Lankan mother and Maltese father, young reporter Sharnelle Vella, says her Sri Lankan roots were very much a part of her growing up. “My link to Sri Lanka was strongly instilled in me from a young age,” she explains over an email interview. Sharnelle currently works as a reporter for [...]
Get ready to run
With Run for Their Lives coming up in December, we thought it might perhaps be time for the more passionate of runners to begin training for the run which raises millions in aid of the Maharagama Cancer Hospital every year. Here’s what you need to know about Run For Their Lives- It began in 2010 with [...]
Bringing the outdoors to life
Searching eyes with a glint of curiosity stare back at you from a foggy grassland that your mind has almost instantly connected to Horton Plains. Nadeesha Deemantha’s depiction of a sambar sits among others in the JDA Perera Gallery at this year’s version of the annual wildlife art and photography exhibition by the Young Zoologists’ [...]
A festive choral concert by the Choir of Jesus College, University of Cambridge
As the festive season draws near, music lovers in Colombo are assured of a special Christmas treat when the Choir of Jesus College, University of Cambridge presents ‘A FESTIVE CHORAL CONCERT ‘ on December 15, 2014 at the Ladies College Hall. The Jesus College Cambridge Choir is distinctive in maintaining two choirs: the Chapel Choir, [...]
TV Times
Kaushalya hits the top Down Under
K aushalya Fonseka Mark, winner of last years Best Female Artiste of the Home Grown Awards, is now a popular name in the music arena. Kaushalya, who lives Down Under, has won a Silver at the ‘Prestigious Serendib Lankan Awards’ in Melbourne recently. The Sunday Times asked her a few candid questions about her thoughts [...]
Harbour Trail 2014 at GOH
Grand Oriental Hotel is gearing up for the 31st night with the theme ‘Harbour Trail 2014’ with many surprises. The popular entertainer ‘Sam the Man’ is performing the inimitable melodies to set new years revellers mood for this bash. Loads of prizes and surprises are lined up to give fans the paramount experience with the [...]
GFH to host CFW Design Trunk Show 2014
The Galle Face Hotel will play host to the first ever (CFW) Design Trunk Show 2014 organized by the Colombo Fashion Week. The event, which is set to see some of the leading locale designers showcase their talent, will unveil their Seasonal collection in an interesting and stylish setting at The Library of Galle Face Hotel in [...]
The biggest love on earth
Motherly love that goes beyond all boundaries and the trouble that a mother will take to bring up her children is the story of ‘Amma’ a teledrama based on writer and teacher Upul Shantha Sannasgala’s novel on the same title. It will be telecast at 9 pm on TV Derana starting on December 1. The [...]
Literature on music in cinema
The launch of Parani Hindi Chitrapata Geeta Vimarshana (A research on Old Hindi Film songs) and Sangeetha Sancharika (a collection of academic articles) authored by Prof. Kolitha Bhanu Dissanayake will be held on November 27 at 3.00p.m. at the Nawa Ranga Shalawa of the Faculty of Dancing of the University of Visual and Performing Arts, [...]
Sanath celebrates birthday in hills
Veteran cinema star and director Sanath Gunathilake celebrated his birthday on October 27 at Hotel Hilltop along with the General Manager, hotel management and the staff. Hailing from the hill country, Kandy Sanath is one of the experienced actors in Sri Lanka cinema who showed his real ability in films like ‘Viragaya’ and also was [...]
A comedy around three stars
Featuring three talented stars in cinema, teledrama and stage, comedy ‘Gutikaamata Niyamithai’, a hilarious play will be staged at 3.30 pm and 6.45 pm on November 29 at the Punchi Theatre Borella. The three main roles of the play are done by W. Jayasiri, Sarath Kothalawala and Dharmapriya Dias. Written and directed by Thilak Nandana [...]
‘Penguins of Madagascar’ here in town
The latest animated Penguin Hollywood blockbuster by DreamWorks Animation ‘Penguins of Madagascar’ 3D will be released at Empire Delux Independence Square and Platinum Majestic Cineplex Bambalapitiya from November 28. Directed by Simon J. Smith and Eric Darnell, the film shows Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private characters of earlier series, join forces with undercover organization The [...]
‘Funny Money’ at the Wendt
“Saadaya maarai, salli hamarai,” the Sinhala adaptation of British playwright Ray Cooney’s ‘Funny Money’ the newest stage satire directed by cinema, teledrama and theatre actor Dharmapriya Dias will go on the boards on December 7 at the Lionel Wendt at 3. 30 and 7.00 pm. The star studded cast includes Gihan Fernando, Jayani Senanayake, Giriraj [...]
Shehan : Outdoor Adventure Team trainer
It’s 5.30 am on day one and all are ready to start their outdoor adventure training with veteran Shehan Pilapitiya. ‘Outdoor Adventure Training’ is now a part and parcel of the corporate human resources training programmes. Being a pioneer in the field of outdoor adventure training, Shehan boasts of over a decade of experience behind [...]
Mixing at Sigiriya Village
The aged old Christmas tradition of cake mixing heralds in the Christmas season at the Sigiriya Village last week. The picture shows the members of the hotel management including General Manager along with his executive staff joined the hotel staff in this mixing.
“VW – The Legend Lives On”
The Volkswagen Beetle Owners’ Club, having a membership of over Three Hundred have come-up with a vibrant event called ‘VW- The Legend Lives On’ on Saturday the 29th of November. The Club hosted many events to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee Anniversary of VW in Sri Lanka in the previous year, and is delighted to note [...]